Lockdown in North West, South West after polls

By Atia Tilarious Azohnwi Vote counting is underway after Sunday’s presidential vote. The polls were marked by deadly violence in the English-speaking North West and South West Regions. But the African Union and other observers give it a clean bill. The capital of the South West Region, Buea, woke up to a ghost city, a day after the election. No movements were rare – only the vehicles of the security forces were patrolling the streets. This, however, has been caused by secessionists. Their aim is to show the French-dominated government in Yaoundé that it has no power over the English-speakers…